The Full Moon
Vol. 24, No. 2
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
66 Colleges Send
Representatives
To College Day
College Day was held last Wed
nesday in the new student lounge
and gym for members of the jun
ior and senior classes.
Representatives from 66 differ
ent colleges were invited to send
representatives with material
about their colleges. Appalachian
State Teachers College, Davidson,
Duke University, Mars Hill, Mere
dith, and University of North
Carolina were a few of the well-
known colleges represented. Rep
resentatives from colleges in
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
and Virginia were also invited.
Students interviewed the rep
resentatives of the colleges in
which they are interested.
An assembly program with a
speaker was held for the sopho
mores.
Seniors from the county schools
were also invited to attend Col
lege Day. The students who at
tended were asked to make name
tags telling who they are, the
name of their school, and what
grade they are in. These tags
made it easier for the represen
tatives to know whom they were
talking to.
College Day was held from 10
a. m. until 2 p. m. It is held
every year and is sponsored by
the National Honor Society.
ASHS Participates
In Science Library
Albemarle High School is one
of 1400 schools chosen to par
ticipate in the traveling High
School Science library. The pro
gram is sponsored by the Ameri
can Association for the Advance
ment of Science.
Each school will receive 200
books during the year in four
sets of fifty books each. The
first set is here and will be re
turned November 15.
This collection of fiction and
non-fiction science books is worth
over $1000.
In the United States, the pos
sessions, and Army installations,
there are 1400 schools receiving
these books.
The Association for the Ad
vancement of Science was found
ed in 1848 and now has 279 scien
tific and professional societies,
with over 56,000 members.
BY THEIR WORDS
“Gosh look, the auditorium is
dressed up!”—Jann Barrier.
“Can you speak shorthand?”—
Roger Smith.
“I know her—she’s my aunt’s
aunt!”—Judy Redfern.
“Add 20 or 30 pounds to me
and I bulge in every conceivable
place—wrong place!”—Mrs. Wes-
erlund.
“We are going to write with
ink, not in it—someone might
drown!”—Mr. 'Hatley.
“I’ll come in a minute, but I
had rather be shot at sundown!”
—Mrs. Deese.
“We have very short summers
in Norway. Last year it was on
a Thursday.”—^Torger Hetland.
“Whoever it is that isn’t here,
please answer.”—Doug Eury.
“You have a big understanding
but it’s far from your head.” —
Mrs. Gamewell.
“Congratulations, girls, and if
you think I’m jealous just be
cause you’re in the Honor So
ciety, you’re right—I am.”—Ma
rie Snuggs,
“A man cannot think low and
live high.”—Dr. T. L. Cashwell,
Jr.
“He’s got less brains than my
pet parakeet.” — Sherrill Wil
liams.
“That apple looks hungry.”—
Cynthia Efird.
I
TAPPED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The fifteen students shown above were tapped into the Albemarle Senior High School Chapter
of the National Honor Society during impressive ceremonies at the school Friday afternoon.
They axe, front row, left to right: Brenda Honeycutt Linda Curlee, Sue Tucker, Jane Chandler,
Shelby Thomas, Linda Efird, and Barbora Hinson. Standing, left to right: Millie Hatley, John
ny Almond, Woody Diuham, Josh Morton, George Harwood, James Renger, Judy Redfern, and
Aldena Harrington. —Cut Courtesy Stanly News and Press.
NHS Receives Fifteen Into Chapter
34 Seniors Make
First Honor Roll
Senior class members showed
their worth this six weeks’ peri
od by topping the Honor Roll
list with 34 names as compared
to 21 in the Junior class and 12
in the Sophomore.
Those achieving this goal were
Seniors: James Renger, Linda
Barnes, Barbara Sherrin, Martha
Smith. Lane Brown, Priscilla Bur
ris, Myra Carpenter, Linda Cur-
lee, Aldena Harrington, Joyce
Lowder, Suzanne Mauldin, Jo
Parks, Shelby Thomas, Sue Tuck
er George Harwood, Josh Mor
ton, Jane Chandler, Cynthia Efird,
Linda Efird, Barbara Hinson,
Nancy Jo Ivester, Phyllis Page,
Ellen Rogers, Ann Smith, Jerry
Kimrey, Billie Jo Barrier, Vickie
Harrison, Pat Saunders, Millie
Hatley, Jerry McSwain, Jane Cot
ton, Georgette Lampsi, Gail Van-
derburg, and Nancy Trimber.
Junior Class: Neil Efird, Pat
Clemmer, Elaine Morris, Charles
Brown, Roger Laney, Larry Shel
ton. Ray Terry, Eddie Lefler, Har
ry Whitley, Paul Welch, Suzanne
Finch, Jerry Lou Holbert, Bonnie
Lowder, Landis Miller, Pam Tru-
ette, Larry Joe Almond, Joe Stok
er ’ Jimmy Stonestreet, Sandra
Walser, John Burchette, Billy
Pickier, and Mike Ross.
Sophomores on the list are Rob
ert Iddings, Susan Ausband, Jo
Lynn Pickier, Nancy Smith, Nan
cy Finan, Hazel Grose, Trina
Holt, Valerie Denning, Mary Hill
Hatley, Johnny Shelton, Jann
Barrier, Judy Harris, and Mar
garet Ann Furr.
Deserving Seniors
Bring Club Total
To Twenty-Four
Fifteen seniors were tapped
into the National Honor Society
in their annual fall tapping Oc
tober 10.
Those honored by being tapped
were Sue Tucker, Woody Durham,
Jane Chandler, Josh Morton, Mil
lie Hatley, James Renger, Linda
Curlee, George Harwood, Brenda
Honeycutt, Judy Redfern, Shelby
Thomas, Linda Efird, Aldena
Harrington, Johnny Almond, and
Barbara Hinson.
Before the tapping ceremony
Pam Treece sang “Hold Thou My
Hand” as special music, and Jim
my Miller gave a Scripture read
ing and prayer.
Nancy Jo Ivester, president,
then introduced the guest speak
er, Dr. T. L. Cashwell, Jr., of the
First Baptist Church, who spoke
on Scholarship, which is one of
the four requirements for Honor
Society membership.
After the new members were
tapped by eight old members and
signed the roll book, Mr. Claud
Grigg, superintendent of the pub-
lie schools, administered the
oath.
Character, scholarship, leader
ship, and service are the four re
quirements for Honor .Society
membership.
The stage was a maze of color
with ivy and yellow flowers
across the front: In the center
was an arrangement of mixed
yellow flowers. The Honor So
ciety emblems were on the cur
tains at the back of the stage.
Mrs. Westerlund and Mrs.
Deese are the co-sponsors.
Permanent ^Full Moon'
StaH Members Are Chosen
Permanent staff members for
the Full Moon have been chosen,
announced Mrs. Paul B. Fry, fa
culty adviser;
Editor for the ’58-’59 editions
is Jo Parks. Managing editor is
Linda Curlee. Douglas Eury is
business manager and assistant
business manager is Jimmy
Kluttz.
The news stkff has as its edi
tor Martha Smith. News report
ers are Brenda Tucker, Nelda
Poplin, Ellen Rogers, Tom Fat-
kins. Sue Tucker, Sara Hender
son, Priscilla Burris, Nancy Cog
gins, Pat Little, Brenda Huney-
cutt, Alice Morton and Joyce
Lowder.
Myra Carpenter is feature edi
tor. Feature writers are Brenda
Gantt, Pat Saunders, Janice Har
ris, Judy Redfern, Hunter Hearne,
Shelby Thomas, Billie Jo Barrier,
David Pearce, and Eddie Davis.
The sports section is written
by editor Woody Durham and
staff members Roger Smith, O. J.
Sikes, Max Morgan, Sherrill Wil
liams and Jimmy Kluttz.
Joyce Lowder is serving as typ
ing editor, and Ellen Rogers is
circulation manager.
New Ring Design
Chosen By Juniors
Members of the Junior class
were measured for their rings
October 16 and are now waiting
for them to come.
The rings have the North Caro
lina seal and flag and the United
States flag on one side. The oth
er side of the ring has the new
Senior High School building and
the Bulldog on it. They will
have the same red stone.
Juniors should start expecting
their rings about two weeks be
fore the Christmas holidays. Mrs.
Deese is class sponsor. Class of-
flcers are Neil Efird, president;
Paul Welch, vice-president; Mary
Jo Winn, secretary; and Bonnie
Lowder, treasurer.
Alumna Honored
Pat Starnes, an outstanding
senior at AHS last year, has been
elected a student government
representative at Salem College
in Winston-Salem.
October 31, 1958
New High School
Dedication Was
Held Sunday
Presentation and acceptance of
the new Albemarle Senior High
School building were formally
made at the dedication ceremony
last Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
The presentation of the build
ing was made by Mr. W. H. Deit-
rick, architect, and acceptances
were made by Mr. R. L. Brown,
Jr., chairman of the city school
board; Mr. J. L. Cashwell, prin
cipal; and Roger Smith, presi-'
dent of the student body.
Dr. J. White Iddings, pastor of
the First Lutheran Church, gave
the invocation and then the Sen
ior Mixed Chorus sang “Hallelu
jah (from the Mount of Olives)”,
under the direction of Mr. Paul
Fry.
Mr. R. L. Brown, Jr., was the
principal speaker of the day. Mr.
Claud Grigg, superintendent of
city schools, gave the recogni
tion of guests and then made the
actual dedication.
Following the dedication Jo
Parks sang “Bless This House”
and Rev. Ben F. Moore pronounc
ed the benediction. The Senior
Mixed Chorus then sang the
“Seven-Fold Amen.”
After this most impressive de
dication program there was a.
flag raising ceremony. The flag
pole was given to the school by
Mrs. E. L. Gehring in memory of
her husband, who was a former
teacher of Albemarle High
School. The flag was raised by
Company F of the 139 Infantry of
the National Guard.
Guided tours of the building
were then conducted by members
of the National Honor Society and
the Student Council.
Marshals Serve
For Open House
Albemarle Senior High School
marshals' served as hosts and
hostesses for the Open House of
the new school building October
26.
The hostesses wore navy blue
skirts with white blouses.
Unlike preceding years, the
marshals will serve for all plays,
concerts and other uses of the
auditorium this year.
Serving as marshals this year
are Jo Parks, Ann Smith, Linda
Eflrd, Sue Tucker, Martha Smith,
Neil Eflrd, Jimmy Stonestreet,
Mary Jo Winn, Nancy Smith, Mar
garet Ann Furr, Suzanne Swin
dell, and Bonnie Lowder.
Claud Grigg Honored By
NCSA For 25 Years' Service
Mr. Claud Grigg, who has been
serving as superintendent for the
Albemarle City schools for the
past 25 years, was honorejl at an
N.C.E.A. banquet on October 14
at the Wiscassett Memorial Y.M.-
C.A.
For this occasion the door of
the banquetroom was framed
with a miniature entrance of a
Little Red School House.' Red
roses and silver candelabra ac
cented the head table where Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs.
Grigg, and the officers were seat
ed.
Mrs. Ernest Skidmore present
ed a beautiful oil portrait of Mr
Grigg to the well-known Albe
marle man. The gift was from
the local N.C.E.A. unit and was
painted by Mrs. Snead Clift of
Memphis, Tennessee.
Jacob M. Carter, president of
the local N.C.E.A. unit, presided
at the banquet.
A. B. Gibson, of Laurinburg,
who served as principal of Al
bemarle High School from 1935
until 1940, was back to honor Mr.
Grigg.
He brought out many facts
showing the growth of the city
schools during Mr. Grigg’s 25
years of service as superinten
dent.
Albemarle started out with
only four inadequate schools;
and today Albemarle has seven
modern, well equipped schools.
The enrollment has increased
from 2.241 to 3,088, the class
rooms from 70 to 124. the school
personnel from 66 to 178, and out
of the 5,886 first graders enrolled
during this period, 3,070 have
graduated up to the present time.
The expenditures for education
have increased from $70,924.84
m 1934 to $1,317,217.01 in 1957-
58.
All of the schools are fully ac
credited by the State Department
of Public Instruction. All ele
mentary schools are members of
the Southern Association Coop
erative Study program in Ele
mentary Education and the Al
bemarle Senior High School and
Kmgville High School are mem
bers of the Southern Association
o ^olleges and Secondary
Schools.
“ ‘Wiscassett’ has been known
as a quality name in textiles,”
said Mr. Gibson. “‘Albemarle’ is
now known far and wide as a
quality name for schools.”